Trends & Influences: Royal Aspirations

This will be the year to aspire to greatness. Fit for a king or queen, Royalcore design style embraces all that is glamorous, ornate, and traditional about castle life. Born of Regency style with a some Victorian for good measure, this trend allows even commoners to embrace their inner royal. Crystal chandeliers, clawfoot tubs, ornate vanities, candelabras and sconce lighting are just a few of the ways to create a space reminiscent of Versailles.  

With exteriors that include grand fountains and courtyards, arched doorways and windows, bright-tiled roofs, and wrought-iron ornamentation, it’s certainly not lacking in dramatic flair.  

Interiors in this style are an eclectic mix of patterns, incorporated with mirrors, rugs and highly ornamental accessories and lighting. The palette is rich and deep and accented with intense metal tones.

Gold is always the tone for royalty, and this trend is no different. Gold sinks, plumbing elements, lighting and hardware are the perfect place to exhibit your royal proclivities.

Details large and small are another way this style really shines. Luxury appliances allow the home chef to create the very best meals. Baroque lighting calls to mind western European castles while sophisticated hardware feels weighty to the touch.

Lighting elements are everything in this style. From traditional chandeliers to overstated linear pendants, as seen here.

The everyday becomes decorative as plumbing fixtures come to be works of art. A freestanding soaker tub with filler is a showpiece. Wine storage stores wine perfectly while displaying your collection. Every element contributes to the overall momentousness of the space, as it should with Royalty.